Table 3.
Factors associated with the causes of TB-HIV coinfected patients’ deaths in Chiang Rai, Thailand, 2005–2008
| Cause of death | TB | NonTB/nonAOI | ||||
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| Risk factors | aOR | 95% CI | P value | aOR | 95% CI | P value |
| Death in the first month | 4.64 | 2.49–8.63 | <0.001 | 0.46 | 0.19–1.14 | 0.09 |
| Death after the first month | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Age ≥ 45 years | 1.01 | 0.46–2.23 | 0.98 | 3 | 1.32–6.84 | 0.01 |
| Age < 45 years | 1 | |||||
| Non-Thai | 1.48 | 0.55–3.95 | 0.44 | 2.09 | 0.59–7.41 | 0.25 |
| Thai | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Casual laborer and farmer | 0.43 | 0.19–0.94 | 0.03 | 0.49 | 0.19–1.25 | 0.14 |
| Other occupations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Inpatient | 0.75 | 0.41–1.36 | 0.34 | 3.08 | 1.39–6.80 | 0.01 |
| Outpatient | 1 | 1 | ||||
| TB meningitis | 3.27 | 1.37–7.82 | 0.01 | 1.11 | 0.37–3.30 | 0.85 |
| Other extrapulmonary TB | 1.41 | 0.73–2.72 | 0.31 | 0.97 | 0.45–2.12 | 0.95 |
| Pulmonary TB | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Non-CAT-1 regimens | 3.19 | 1.04–9.77 | 0.04 | 1.37 | 0.32–5.82 | 0.67 |
| CAT-1 regimen | 1 | 1 | ||||
| CD4 count ≥ 200 at TB diagnosis | 5.23 | 1.05–26.10 | 0.04 | 3.14 | 0.55–18.00 | 0.19 |
| CD4 count < 200 at TB diagnosis | 1 | 1 | ||||
Note: Multinomial logistic regression analysis with base outcome AIDS-related opportunistic infections.
Abbreviations: AOI, AIDS-related opportunistic infections; aOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, 95% confidence interval; CD4 count, CD4 + T cells count by cells/mm3; CAT-1, World Health Organization standard category 1 TB treatment regimen (2HRZE/4HR); TB, tuberculosis.